Deploying RoR app with apache server on local machine

RoR app with Apache

Instruction for Ubuntu 12.X (should work on 11.x also)

a. Installing apache2 server
$ sudo apt-get install apache2
Restarting apache
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

b. Installing passenger gem
$ gem install passenger

c. Installing passenger-apache module
$ passenger-install-apache2-module

e.g. Your ruby on rails app path is /home/kalpesh/projects/demo_app/public
d. Configuring httpd.conf file of apache for rails
$ nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
        Railsenv development
        DocumentRoot /home/kalpesh/projects/demo_app/public
        ServerName local.demoapp.com
        serverAlias admin.demoapp.com
        <Directory /home/kalpesh/projects/demo_app/public>
                AllowOverride All
                Railsenv development
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

e. Configuring hosts file
$ nano /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.1.1       kalpesh
127.0.0.1       admin.demoapp.com
127.0.0.1       local.demoapp.com

Now type local.demoapp.com or admin.demoapp.com to open your app.

*** Additional Examples of httpd.conf file of apache ***
<VirtualHost *:80> 
  DocumentRoot /home/kalpesh/projects/app1/public
  ServerName local.app1.com
  Railsenv development
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 127.0.1.4:80> 
  DocumentRoot /home/kalpesh/projects/app2/public
  ServerName local.app2.com
  Railsenv development
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 127.0.1.5:80> 
  DocumentRoot /home/kalpesh/projects/app3/public
  ServerName local.app3.com
  Railsenv development
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 127.0.1.7:80> 
  DocumentRoot /home/kalpesh/projects/app4/public
  ServerName local.app4.com
  Railsenv production
</VirtualHost>

*** Additional Examples of hosts file ***
127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       kalpesh
127.0.0.1       admin.app1.com
127.0.0.1       local.app1.com
127.0.1.4       local.app2.com
127.0.1.5       admin.app3.com
127.0.1.7       local.app4.com